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PC Perspectivehttp://www.pcper.com/images/podcast-logo-600x600.pngenAn Assassin, just like his father, Gigabyte's new X79 motherboardhttp://www.pcper.com/news/Motherboards/Assassin-just-his-father-Gigabytes-new-X79-motherboard
<p>The <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128533&amp;nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&amp;cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-N82E16813128533-_-na-_-na&amp;AID=10440897&amp;PID=5682563">Gigabyte Assassin 2</a> carries on with Gigabyte's militaristic theme with a heatsink shaped like a handgun but there are some new features over and above the bright green expansion slots.&nbsp; The board uses the E-ATX form factor and sports not only Bigfoot's KillerNIC&nbsp;onboard but also a WiFi card with two antenna, giving your next LGA2011 build a lot of networking power.&nbsp; <a href="http://lanoc.org/review/motherboards/5754-gigabyte-assassin-2">LanOC's testing revealed that the storage controller on this board lagged behind some similar models</a> and they had some audio issues as well, though it is possible a BIOS update could change that.&nbsp; They were also disappointed to be limited to 4 DIMMs maximum, as other high end X79 boards sport an extra pair of slots for a truly large memory pool.</p>
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<blockquote><p>&quot;It seems almost like it was yesterday when I took a close look at Gigabytes Assassin, flagship motherboard on the X58 chipset. Here we are less than a year later with a new chipset and socket available. That means it&rsquo;s time once again to take a look at Gigabyte&rsquo;s flagship gaming motherboard, the Assassin 2 X79. With a lower price point, smaller form factor, and all of the features of the original we loved the Assassin 2 should be a great board. Of course we won&rsquo;t know that for sure until we dig in a little farther, so let&rsquo;s jump in!&quot;</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.pcper.com/news/Motherboards/Assassin-just-his-father-Gigabytes-new-X79-motherboard" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.pcper.com/news/Motherboards/Assassin-just-his-father-Gigabytes-new-X79-motherboard#commentsMotherboardsassassin 2gigabytelga2011x79Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:28:30 +0000Jeremy Hellstrom53862 at http://www.pcper.com